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INCENSE BURNER Filed April 25. 1927 Patented p'r. 21, 1931 I l 1,801,538

UNI-T151) sTA'as PATENT iol-*Fica BEBTBAI 0. BRISCOE, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS INCENSE :BURNER Application Med April 25, 1827. Serial No. 186,412.

This invention relates particularly to innon-combustible disk or grid l is preferabl cense burners and the like. One of the priplaced over the element. A perforated dis mary objects is to provide a means of ignit-l of mica is suitable. The purpose of the grid ing and consumin incense and other con- 15 1s to prevent the powders from bakin on g sumable material p aced therein. v the element 12a and fyet to permit enoug to The invention in the accompanying draW- fall through the per orations to ignite. ings is embodied in a receptacle into which is The receptacle assembly above described is secured an electrical heating unit. made detachable from a support, which ma It is to be understood that, although the be a table, pedestal or a part of the wood;-

invention is here shown as applied particu- Work as shown at 16, to facilitate the emptylarly to burning incense, it may be used for ing of ashes from same. Within sup ort 16 burning medical powders, smudges, and the is mounted a standard electrical soc et 17, like. By the use of m invention, material provided with contact clips 17, into which may be easily and rea y ignited and kept lit the contact spears 12 making electrical burning even though it 1s not readily comcontact therewith. 65 bustible. In fact, substances not usually re- In support 16 is also mounted an electrical garded as combustible may be burned. It switch 18. This switch may be of any suitwill be seen, therefore, that by the use of my able construction, but is preferably such that invention it is possible to burn incense, pcwcontact is made only while the push button 2') ders, and the like, which are not readily com- 18 is being pressed down.

bustible because of dampness or from other The electric wires 19 are connected in a causes and therefore cannot be burned in known manner through the switch and to the the ordinary receptacle. Cheap, imperfect, electrical heating element. Material to be damp, musty and deteriorated powders may burned is placed 1n receptacle 10, push button be readily consumed in my improved re- 18'* is pressed down for a few moments then 75 ceptacle. released. This causes the heating element to Referring to the accompanying drawingsbecome hot thereby igniting the incense or Figure 1 is a vertical section of a device emother owder. In case of powders not readibod ing my invention, and Fig. 2 is a view ly combustible the element maybemaintained of t e electrical heating unit,y forming a part heated to assist combustion.

of the same. 1 l The foregoing detailed description has been In Fig. 1, 10 represents a receptacle of given for clearness of understanding only any suitable construction, having aianged and no unnecessary limitations should be base 10* and preferably provided with a perunderstood therefrom, but the appended Il forated cover 1,1. In the base of the reclaims should be construed as broadly as posg5 ceptacle is a hole into which is fitted the unit sible.

12, secured by a set screw 13. The unit 12 is I claim: provided at its top with an electrical heating 1. A device of the character described comelement 1 2' comprising a resistance wire or prising; a receptacle adapted to contain mametal element which becomes heated by pasterial to be burned; an electrical heating unit ao vsage of an electrical current. 12h is a mountin the bottom of said receptacle; and a noning for the heating element, made preferably combustible grid arranged over said heating .of procelain, or other resistant insulating maunit, said grid adapted to sup ort the bulk terial, through which extend contact spears of the material in the receptac e to prevent 12. The upper ends of the spears 12 may baking and permit a portion thereof to fall 95 be riveted to the terminals of the heating elethrough the interstices of said grid onto the ment 12Il at 12". electrical heating unit to become ignited In assembling the device a round washer of thereby.

' asbestos insulation, 14, is placed under the 2. Adevice of the character described com- 5 heating element and a removable perforated prising; a receptacle adapted to contain ma- 100 lli pair of contact spears projecting from bottom of said receptacle and lying inside of the supporting base, said Contact spears having their upper ends connected to the terminals of the electrical heating unit; and a noncombustible removable grid arranged over said electrical heating unit, `said grid adapted to support the bulk of the material in the receptacle to prevent bakin and permit a portion thereof to fall throng the interstices of said grid to become ignited by said electrical heating unit.

3. A device of the character described comprising; a receptacle adapted to contain material to be burned; an electrical heating unit arranged in the bottom of said receptacle; a grid arranged over the heating unit and close thereto, said grid adapted to space the bulk of the material in the receptacle away from the electrical heating unit to prevent baking, and permit portions thereof to fall through the interstices to become ignited by said electrical heating unit.

4. A device of the character described comprising; a receptacle adapted to contain material to be burned; an electrical heating unit arranged in the bottom of said receptacle; a removable grid arranged over the electrical heating unit and close thereto, said grid adapted to allow a small portion of the material to be burned to fall through the interstices and become ignited by the electrical heating unit.

5. A device of the character described comprising; a receptacle adapted to contain material to be burned, said receptacle being provided with a supporting base; an electrical -heating unit arranged in the bottom of said receptacle; a air of contact spears projecting from the ottom of said receptacle and lying inside of the supporting base, said conremoved 'from the base member, and a switch on said base member whereby an electrical current can be caused to iiow through said heating. element. y

BERTRAM O. BRISCOE.

4 tact spears having their inner ends connected to the terminals of the electrical heating unit; a support for said receptacle; and an electric socket in said support adapted to receive the Contact spears in readily removable manner when the receptacle rests on said support, said contact spears being entirely concealed by the supporting base of the receptacle when the same is' resting on said support.

6. An incense burner comprising a receptacle adapted to receive incense, a support or base member adapted to support said receptacle, an electrical heating unit in said receptacle adapted to Contact with the contained incenserfor the purpose of igniting same, and detachable `electrical connections on said receptacle and said base member whereby the receptacle may be removably mounted on said base member in operative relation.

7 An incense burner comprising a receptacle adapted to receive incense, a base mem- 

